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Wayne County Indiana Foundation
Wayne County Indiana Foundation reported $11.6 million in revenue and $5.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $70.33 went to program services, $26.55 to management and general costs and $3.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $147,828 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.4MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 70.3% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 26.5% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 55.3% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $147,828 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.75% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 168.2 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrantmaking: the Wayne County Foundation administers 394 funds to support the community with a wide range of organization-specific, donor directed, field of interest, and unrestricted grants. These grants serve to enhance and improve community life, address identified human service needs, support cultural, social, historic and educational endeavors, and encourage broad based community development. In every case, they are leveraged through Wayne County's vibrant commmunity of not-for-profit organizations and service providers
Scholarships: the Wayne County Foundation administers 145 scholarship funds to help qualified students continue their post secondary academic studies at colleges, universities and trade schools in the county, throughout the state, and across the region. In addition to direct support for those students selected, the foundation's scholarships serve to encourage all students to do well in their studies. Foundation scholarships include awards for specific courses of study at identified institutions of higher learning, as well as a number of less restrictive awards to support general studies
Community development: the foundation supports or provides a number of programs that represent specific initiatives to help move the community forward. These include a number of workshops and seminars to help build capacity in the not-for-profit community; foundation-directed initiatives to help promote women's philanthropy and leadership development; and forward Wayne County, a collective-impact style approach to better aligning community resources in support of specefic goals and objectives
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,600 | $0 | $17,228 | $147,828 |
| FINANCE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $66,351 | $0 | $21,304 | $87,655 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wayne County Indiana Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $235K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 58
- Volunteers Part I, line 644
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Wayne County Indiana Foundation totaling $112K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Wayne County Indiana Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Wayne County Indiana Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Wayne County Indiana Foundation spent in 2024, $70.33 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Wayne County Indiana Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Wayne County Indiana Foundation reported that 70.3% of its $5.4 million in expenses went to program services, 26.5% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Wayne County Indiana Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Wayne County Indiana Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $147,828, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Wayne County Indiana Foundation get its money?
Of $11.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 55.3% came from contributions and grants and 5.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Wayne County Indiana Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 35-1406033 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523149349303412 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433189349307648 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313149349300236 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133029349302003 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003119349301380 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 35-1406033: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.